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Methemalbumin Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 83857

A blood test that detects methemalbumin, a compound formed when material released from broken-down red blood cells binds to albumin, a protein in the blood. Its presence indicates that red cells have been destroyed inside the bloodstream itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Methemalbumin Test cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.99$15.14 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$29.51 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $11 to $126Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $11 to $43
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $24

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$79.43

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$23.99

AK $23.99NE $7.08

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.